Battle of Mylae

When

260 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.22° N, 15.23° E

Description

first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic in the First Punic War

Naval

yes

Naval battle in 260 BC

The Battle of Mylae took place in 260 BC during the First Punic War and was the first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic. This battle was key in the Roman victory of Mylae as well as Sicily itself. It also marked Rome's first naval triumph and also the first use of the corvus in battle.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Confident in Carthage's superiority at sea, Hannibal Gisco deploys his ships for the Battle of Mylae in the traditional long line arrangement”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mylae Deniz Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Seeschlacht von Mylae vor der Nordküste Siziliens besiegen die Römer unter Konsul Gaius Duilius die Karthager unter Hannibal Gisko”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Caius Duilius Nepos remporte la bataille de Mylae sur Carthage”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Confiado en la superioridad de Cartago en el mar, Aníbal Giscón despliega sus buques para la batalla de Milas en la disposición tradicional de una larga línea”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “カルタゴ軍の海域での優位性に対する自信から、ギスコはミュラエの戦いで伝統的な直線状布陣を敷いた。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• First Punic War264 BCE · War